The only time I feel alive is when I'm creating.

The challenge for modern states is to maintain their legitimacy while also being effective in providing services and maintaining order.

A work of art is complete when nothing can be added or taken away without damaging it.

How wonderful that we have met with a paradox. Now we have some hope of making progress.

我走了这么远，不只是为了走到这里。

世界在你面前，你不需要接受它或离开它，就像你进来时那样。

To write is to make a pact with silence.

释义：即使官员清廉如水，也很难避免手下那些圆滑狡猾的属下所带来的麻烦或阻碍。